Former Chinese agriculture minister Tang Renjian is sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes worth more than ¥268 million (US$37.6 million) between 2007 and 2024. (Reuters)
The United Nations reimposes economic and military sanctions on Iran after France, Germany, and the United Kingdom trigger the snapback mechanism under Security Council Resolution 2231 and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, citing Iran’s nuclear escalation and lack of cooperation with the IAEA. (BBC News)
Iraq resumes oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through Turkey’s Ceyhan port, ending a suspension imposed in early 2023 due to an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration ruling against independent Kurdish exports. (AP)
American video game company Electronic Arts agrees to be acquired by a group of private investors, including Silver Lake, Public Investment Fund and Affinity Partners, in a deal valued at $55 billion. The transaction, which will take Electronic Arts private, constitutes the largest leveraged buyout on record. (Bloomberg)
Four people are killed, eight are injured and up to seven others are reported missing in a mass shooting and arson attack on a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States. The perpetrator is killed in a shootout with police. (CNN)
Two people are killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a casino on the Kickapoo reservation near Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. The suspect initially fled the scene before being taken into custody. (WOAI-TV)
Sunday, September 28, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump orders the deployment of troops to Portland, Oregon, saying he has directed U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to secure the “war-ravaged” city. (BBC News)
In cricket, India defeat their rival Pakistan by five wickets in the final to win their second consecutive Asia Cup title and ninth overall. During the awarding ceremony, the Indian team refused to accept their trophy from Asian Cricket Council chairperson and Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi due to the political turmoil between both nations. (AP)
Russian forces launch more than 600 drones and dozens of cruise missiles at Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 70 others. (BBC News)
A civilian is killed and twelve soldiers are injured during clashes between security forces and Indigenous protesters in Cayambe, Pichincha, Ecuador, over the government’s decision to end a diesel fuel subsidy. (AP)
Moldovans vote to elect the 101 seats of the parliament. (AP)
The pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity of Moldovan president Maia Sandu appears set to win the election with at least 48.4% of the vote. Voter turnout is reportedly over 52%, higher than recent elections. (BBC News)
In volleyball, Italy defeat Bulgaria 3–1 to win their second consecutive World Championship and fifth overall. (Rappler)
In golf, Team Europe retains the Ryder Cup after scoring 15–13 over the United States. (The Independent)
Saturday, September 27th , 2025
At least 39 people are killed, including ten children, and 83 others are injured in a crowd crush at actor-politician Vijay‘s rally in Velusamypuram, Tamil Nadu, India. (The Hindu)(Hindustan Times)
At least three people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting when a gunman on a boat opens fire at a restaurant at the Southport Yacht Basin in Southport, North Carolina, United States. (BNO News)
At least four people are killed when torrential rain causes flash flooding across Arizona, United States. (The Times of India)
The Pakistan Armed Forces kill 17 Pakistani Taliban militants and recover weapons and ammunition in an overnight operation in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (The Express Tribune)
Cambodian and Thai forces reportedly exchange fire across their countries’ shared border despite a ceasefire agreement in place since August. (Nation Thailand)
Gabonese citizens vote to elect members of the National Assembly alongside municipal elections. A second round will be held on 11 October for constituencies where no candidate has a majority. (AP)
Eight people are killed after a bus collides head-on with a vehicle carrying oil in Panjgur, Pakistan. (The Express Tribune)
Seychellois vote to elect a president and members of the National Assembly. A second round will be held after no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, with United Seychelles candidate Patrick Herminie receiving 48.8% of the vote over the incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan‘s 46.4%. (AP)
In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat the Geelong Cats to win the 2025 Australian Football League by 47 points, winning their second consecutive premiership and fifth overall. (The Age)
Former United States FBI director James Comey is indicted by a federal grand jury on two charges in a prosecution led by Lindsey Halligan, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. (BBC)
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal association, becoming the first former French president to be sentenced to prison. His former interior ministers Brice Hortefeux and Claude Guéant are sentenced to two years in prison and six years of house arrest respectively, convertible due to Guéant’s health issues. (BBC News)
U.S. president Donald Trump orders the deployment of troops to Portland, Oregon, saying he has directed U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to secure the “war-ravaged” city. (BBC News)
Brazilian professional skateboarder Sandro Dias breaks the records for the highest drop in ever and fastest speed reached on a standard skateboard after skating down a government building in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, at 70 meters-high. (Red Bull)(Transworld Skateboarding)
Two teenagers are killed and three others are injured and hospitalized in a school shooting in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. (AFP via France 24)(AP)
The Pakistan Armed Forces kill 17 Pakistani Taliban militants and recover weapons and ammunition in an overnight operation in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (The Express Tribune)
Cambodian and Thai forces reportedly exchange fire at their countries’ shared border despite a ceasefire agreement in August. (Nation Thailand)
At least 39 people are killed, including ten children, and 83 others are injured in a crowd crush at actor-politician Vijay‘s rally in Velusamypuram, Tamil Nadu, India. (The Hindu)
Eight people are killed after a bus collides head-on with a vehicle carrying oil in Panjgur, Pakistan. (The Express Tribune)
In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat the Geelong Cats to win the 2025 Australian Football League by 47 points, winning their second consecutive premiership and fifth overall. (The Age)
England defeats Canada in the final of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. (BBC News)
At least 66 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
Friday, September 26th , 2025
The Government of Slovakia passes a constitutional amendment stating there are only two sexes, male and female. Furthermore only married couples have the right to adopt, which de facto prevents same-sex couples from adopting since same-sex marriage is illegal in Slovakia. Surrogacy is also banned. (Politico)
Air Base Karup in Central Denmark Region, Denmark, is closed due to a drone sighting above the military base. Danish authorities describe the incident as part of an ongoing “hybrid attack“. (BBC News)
At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Zamfara State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
At least 14 people are killed after a minibus collides with two trucks in the southern Peruvian Andes, Peru. (AP)
Eleven people are killed and 33 are injured after a building collapses following a fire in Nile Delta, Egypt. (AP)
The members of the International Paralympic Committee vote not to maintain sanctions against the Belarussian and Russian Paralympic Committee. (IPC)
Ten people are confirmed killed as tropical cyclone Bualoi makes landfall in Visayas and southern Luzon in the Philippines since yesterday. (Reuters)
Six people are killed and six others are injured after a roof collapses at a steel plant in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. (NDTV)
At least eleven people are killed and three others injured after a truck crashes in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Dawn)
France withdraws its case at the International Court of Justice accusing Iran of denying consular protection to two French citizens detained at Evin Prison in Tehran for more than three years. (Reuters)
The Netherlands and Uganda sign an agreement to establish a pilot transit hub in Uganda for rejected asylum seekers from nearby countries who cannot be directly returned from the Netherlands. (Reuters)
China lists six American companies on its Unreliable Entities List, including several in the underwater drone and satellite sectors. (AP)
South Korea’s National Assembly passes a law legalizing tattoo artistry by licensed non-medical professionals for the first time since a 1992 court ruling restricted the practice to doctors. (BBC News)
At least five people are confirmed killed as tropical cyclone Bualoi makes landfall in southern Luzon and Visayas in the Philippines since yesterday. (Gulf News)
Médecins Sans Frontières suspends its activities in Gaza City citing security concerns due to the Israeli offensive. (MSF)
At least 60 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
Uganda’s Electoral Commission clears President Yoweri Museveni to run for reelection in 2026, a move that could extend his rule to nearly 50 years. (Reuters)
The Italian and Spanish navies deploy frigates to assist and protect the Global Sumud Flotilla on its way to attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip after it was attacked by Israeli drones off the coast of Greece. (Reuters)
Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants are shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during the siege of a house in Tammun in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
Six people are killed after a bus collides with a truck head-on in Sundergarh, Odisha, India. (The Hans India)
The Malian junta declares an end to joint counterterrorism operations with the French military and expels five French embassy workers from the country, declaring them personae non gratae. (AP)
The Slovenian government formally bans Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu from entering the country, linking the ban to the International Criminal Court arrest warrant out for Netanyahu. (AP)
Poland bars Moldovan politician Irina Vlah from entering its territory for five years for allegedly assisting Russian interference in Moldova’s upcoming parliamentary election. (Reuters)
Unrest erupts in Antananarivo, Madagascar, following power and water cuts in the capital city. Security forces impose an evening curfew. (AP)
At least 17 people are killed in a prison riot in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. (Reuters)
Decomposed bodies of five suspected migrants are discovered in the Great Sand Sea south of Tobruk, Libya. (AP)
In response to a drone attack the previous day that injured 50 Israeli civilians, the Israeli Air Force bombs Houthi targets in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa. (Al Monitor)
The Houthis launch a ballistic missile at central Israel, which is intercepted. (The Times of Israel)
In retaliation for a drone attack that injured 20 Israeli civilians, the Israeli Defense Forces bombs Houthi targets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. (Al Monitor)
At least 57 Palestinians, including 10 children and three women, are killed by Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
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Thursday, September 25th, 2025
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal association, becoming the first former French president to be sentenced to prison. His former interior ministersBrice Hortefeux and Claude Guéant are sentenced to two years in prison and six years of house arrest respectively, convertible due to Guéant’s health issues. (BBC News)
The Philippine Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation file criminal graft and malversation charges against Senator Chiz Escudero, former senator Nancy Binay, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in connection with investigations into alleged corruption in flood control projects. (The Philippine Star)
Syria and Ukraine restore diplomatic relations as Presidents Ahmed al-Sharaa and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet on the sidelines of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, following Ukraine’s 2022 break in ties after Syria under the Assad regime recognized Russian-occupied territories. (Reuters)
A family of three becomes the first group sent to the United Kingdom from France under the one in, one out policy that returns unauthorized Channel arrivals to France in exchange for vetted asylum-seekers. (AP)
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation repatriates a centuries-old Spanish colonial map depicting the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro to Mexico’s Secretariat of Culture after being recovered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (AP)
Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants are shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during the siege of a house in Tammun in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
In retaliation for a drone attack that injured 20 Israeli civilians, the Israeli Defense Forces bombs Houthi targets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. (Al Monitor)
The United Nations reports that Russian authorities subject civilian detainees in occupied Ukrainian territories to widespread torture, including sexual violence, while also documenting cases of ill-treatment of detainees held by Ukrainian authorities. (AFP via CNA)
US President Donald Trump and HHS Sectretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will advise doctors against recommending acetaminophen to pregnant women, alleging a non-existent link between the drug and autism. (CNN)
Stocks in Kenvue Inc. fall by 5% after the second Trump administration issues baseless statements citing acetaminophen under their brand name Tylenol as a cause of autism. (Fortune)
The Hong Kong Observatory issues its highest typhoon warning, Signal No. 10, in the morning before downgrading it to Signal No. 8 at 4 pm. (Al Jazeera)
All 23 miners trapped for two days in a collapsed gold mine shaft in Segovia, Antioquia, Colombia, are rescued alive after receiving food, water, and oxygen through pipelines during the operation. (AFP via RTHK)
Costa Rica closes its airspace for at least five hours after a power outage disables radar systems and disrupts hundreds of flights, before reopening after systems were restored. (Reuters)
Poland reopens its border with Belarus after closing them during Russia-led military exercises, citing reduced security risks and economic considerations. (Reuters)
Former Malawian president Peter Mutharika is declared the winner of the presidential election, winning 57% of votes against the incumbent Lazarus Chakwera, who received 33%. (BBC News)
Thirteen Pakistani Taliban fighters are killed after a raid by security forces at a hideout in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, near the Durand Line. (AP)
Israel indefinitely closes the Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank days after reopening it following a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers. (Reuters)
At least 85 Palestinians are killed by Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
China announces it will no longer claim special and differential treatment benefits under current and future World Trade Organization agreements. (Reuters)
The Hong Kong Observatory issues its highest typhoon warning, Signal No. 10, in the morning before downgrading it to Signal No. 8 at 4 pm. (Al Jazeera)
Authorities conclude a search and rescue operation on all 13 fishermen from fishing boat FB Jobhenz that capsized in Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines, on Monday, with seven of them reported killed. (Manila Bulletin)
A section of road collapses into an estimated 50 m (160 ft)-deep sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, prompting road closures and evacuations of nearby buildings. No injuries are reported. (South China Morning Post)
At least four people are killed and more than 70 others are injured as protests held by demonstrators demanding statehood and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India turns violent in Ladakh, India. The local Bharatiya Janata Party office and a vehicle are set on fire in an arson attack. (India Today)
Lithuania‘s parliament authorizes its military to shoot down any unauthorized drones in its airspace following recent Russian drones entering the country. Previously, only drones deemed armed or posing an imminent threat to critical state assets could be targeted. (Reuters)
An English magistrates’ court sentences an Ethiopian asylum-seeker to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl, an incident that triggered nationwide protests over migration policies and the housing of asylum-seekers in hotels. (AP)
Amazon announces that it will close all 19 of its Amazon Fresh stores in the United Kingdom after “a thorough evaluation of its business operations”. (BBC News)
British multinational car-maker Jaguar Land Rover announces the pause in vehicle production due to a cyberattack is to be extended until 1 October. (The Irish Times)
Indonesia and the European Union sign a free trade agreement in Bali after over nine years of negotiations that will remove tariffs on bilateral trade while also opening investments in other sectors. (DW)
Trinidad and Tobago‘s high court blocks the extradition of former FIFA vice president Jack Warner to the United States, ruling that proceedings were invalid without a formal extradition treaty. (AP)
Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han is arrested in Seoul, South Korea, as prosecutors investigate allegations that the church bribed former first lady Kim Keon Hee and lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong, both of whom face separate corruption charges. (AP)
Thousands of people across Italy hold rallies and a general strike to protest the country’s complicity in the Gaza genocide amid the Gaza war. Dock workers at ports in Genoa, Livorno, Trieste, and Venice hold strikes, while protesters clash with police in Milan and 20,000 people march in Rome. (DW)
Former MalawianpresidentPeter Mutharika is projected to win the 2025 presidential election with more than 56% of the vote, according to unofficial tallies, while official results from the electoral commission show him leading incumbent Lazarus Chakwera. (Reuters)
Nature Medicine publishes a report that Europe had over 62,700 heat-related deaths in 2024, with women and elderly people representing the largest part of the death toll. (MSN)
Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in Luzon, Philippines, killing at least three people and leaving six others missing, and triggering alerts and evacuation orders in nearby Hong Kong and southern China. (CNN)
Twenty-five miners are trapped about 80 metres (260 ft) underground after a gold mine collapses in Segovia, Antioquia, Colombia, with authorities confirming contact, stable health conditions, and ongoing rescue operations. (AFP via CTV News)
Monday, September 22nd, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order formally designating Antifa as a terrorist organization. (Reuters)
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi grants a presidential pardon to activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah after he was detained in 2015 and re-arrested in 2019 for participating in unauthorized protests. Abd el-Fattah was expected to be released in September 2024 after his 5-year sentence ended but was continuously detained until now. (DW)
A bomb explodes at a Pakistani Taliban compound in the Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a raid, killing at least 24 people, including ten civilians and fourteen militants. (AP)(DW)
ABC parent company Disney announces that American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! will begin airing again on Tuesday after it was “indefinitely suspended” last week following pressure from the Trump administration after host Jimmy Kimmel commented on slain right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk and his fanbase. (NPR)
Nature Medicine publishes a report that Europe had over 62,700 heat-related deaths in 2024, with women and elderly people representing the largest part of the death toll. (MSN)
Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in Cagayan, Philippines, triggering alerts and evacuation orders in nearby Hong Kong and southern China. (CNN)
Singapore announces targeted sanctions on leaders of Israeli settler groups, citing concerns over settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories. (Reuters)
Fourteen people are killed, including a guard, 14 others are injured and inmates escape during clashes between rival gangs at a jail in Machala, El Oro Province, Ecuador. (BBC News)
About 1,000 protestors attack and destroy most of a police station along with vehicles and the houses of officers in Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. Two people are injured. (AP)
Moldovan police conduct 250 raids and detain 74 people as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-supported plan to provoke unrest before the parliamentary election, with officials stating that suspects received training in Serbia while Russia denies involvement. (AP)
Russian forces strike the city of Zaporizhzhia with at least ten glide bombs, killing three people and injuring two others. The overnight attack damages at least 15 apartment buildings and ten private homes in residential areas of the city. (Reuters)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) charges former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in the killing of at least 76 people during his term as president and Davao City mayor. He was arrested in March under an ICC arrest warrant and is currently held in a detention facility in the Netherlands. (BBC News)
The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja on charges of allegations that the church bribe former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee and a National Assembly lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong. (AP)
Provisional results show that over 90% of voters in Guinea approve a constitutional change that permits members of the ruling junta to seek the presidency and extend term limits, amid opposition boycotts and criticism that the process consolidates military power. (AP)
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